Ralph Lauren quietly shuttered its two-year-old 20,000-square-foot store last week. Other brands are expected to close boutiques in a city that has lost its luster for cash-rich mainland Chinese tourists.

MOVIE NIGHT: “It is all about fashion,” said Gucci creative director Frida Giannini about Christina Voros’ documentary “The Director,” which was produced by James Franco. Giannini should know, as the movie is a portrait of herself. It was shot over the course of 18 months.

“I never like seeing myself on screen, but the documentary is interesting because it is about the behind the scenes of a collection,” said Giannini, speaking at the cocktail gathering she cohosted with French Vogue’s Emmanuelle Alt at the Royal Monceau-Raffles Paris hotel prior to the film’s screening on Wednesday night.

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